Emergence: Life Beyond Lockdown
By Olivia McCabe
Emergence: Life Beyond LockdownJan 10, 2021
Why I Left Twitter
A candid explanation of why Twitter was bad for my mental health and why Mastodon is so much better.
Decisions: The Tomato Soup Syndrome
Season 4, Episode 1 of the Emergence Podcast - Life Beyond Lockdown in which I reflect on the crippling number of decisions we are faced with every day.
A Letter to the NHS
Thank you NHS. Letters in Lockdown S3 E10.
A Letter to Fear
A poem
A Letter to Self
A letter to myself. I hope you can identify with some of it too!
Take Care of You
Sending you lots of love in lockdown.
It's All Relative
In search of truth, wisdom and a moral compass.
Finding Our Tribe
We should not make gods of ordinary men. It is a burden too heavy for them to carry.
No Man Is An Island
When one of us hurts, we all hurt.
Keeping the Dialogue Going
Calling a spade a spade.
Love Letter to America
Reflections in the aftermath of the Capitol Riots
Counting Our Blessings
Beyond the pity party to a life of gratitude.
It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
The light is coming...
Method in the Madness
Working in a way that works for you.
Rocking a Routine
Routine takes time to build.
In Good Faith
The importance of good customer service.
Writing Soothes the Troubled Soul
Allow the pen to transport you to another world.
Writing for Wellness
The awkwardness of self-promotion.
Sacred Spaces
Creating your own sanctuary in which to work.
The Source of Our Self Worth
Learning to play with the great creator.
The Creative Spirit
Unblocking our creativity in lockdown.
We Can't Draw Water From An Empty Well
We can only give to others when we have first given to ourselves. That's not selfishness. That's self care.
Learning To Listen
Listening for listening's sake. The art of being present to others.
The Bruised Optimist
People with sunny dispositions can also feel pain.
Wake Up Call
How a health scare reminds me of what is important in life.
Dark Times for Many
Grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID.
Act As If
Faking it until you make it.
History in the Making
Your voice matters. Let it be heard.
The Calm after the Storm
Tending the garden of our souls.
Write It Out
How getting it out of your head and on the page can help us through lockdown.
When Opportunity Knocks
How about trying something new?
The Healing Power of Humour
1 April 2020. Letters in Lockdown 15. Finding the fun in lockdown.
Like Water Through Rock
31 March 2020. Letters in Lockdown 14.
An Attitude of Gratitude
30 March 2020. Letters in Lockdown 13. How gratitude can lift us out of the doldrums.
It's OK Not to be OK
28 March 2020. Day 12 of Letters in Lockdown. Discovering the last straw and beyond.
Battlefield of the Mind
27 March 2020. Day 11 of Letter in Lockdown. Tempers frayed and patience wearing thin. Reflections on week three of lockdown.
Culture Shock
26 March 2020. Comparing and contrasting life before and during a global pandemic.
Resisting the Snooze Button
25 March 2020. Maintaining a routine in the midst of lockdown.
The Queen Bee
24 March 2020. A sign of new life in the midst of lockdown. Beautiful!
In the Garden
23 March 2020. Day 6 of my Letters from Lockdown. Reflections by a waterfall.
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
22 March 2020. Some wisdom of Charles Dickens in the midst of these unprecedented times.
Bringing the Outside In
21 March 2020. Five minutes of fresh air in the midst of beautiful surroundings.
The Art of Convalescing
20 March 2020. Da7 4 of my Letters in Lockdown as I contemplate the art of convalescing.
Long Time No Speak
19 March 2020. As the nation frantically begins spring-cleaning I think about reconnecting with friends from afar.
The Circle of Life
18 March 2020. Day two of my Letters in Lockdown. Watching the circle of life outside my window.
Staycation
17 March 2020. It's day one of the first lockdown and I'm isolating due to COVID symptoms. I'm calling this a Staycation.